The Montreal Canadiens have signed centre Jean-Sebastien Dea to a one-year, two-way contract.
Jean-Sébastien Dea signe une entente d’une saison avec les @CanadiensMTL à 750 000$. Entente à deux volets qui va lui rapporter 450 000$ dans la ligue américaine. @TVASports
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) July 28, 2021
The contract will pay him $750,000 at the NHL level, with an AHL salary of $450,000.
Dea is 27 years old and is listed at 5’11”, 168 pounds. He has spent time in the organizations of the Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sabres, and will provide the organization with some added depth up front.